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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
MARDI oRAs a FIXED FACT.
The Committees Enthusiastic and the
Public Jubilant-o Organization.

thoiC JuulluuN-SEkdhlAht
A large meeting Of tho executive COM
mittec of the Mardi Gyas celebration wac
held in the parlors oitlLo Peabody hotel
last night. The minute, OF the previous
meeting were read aud adopted. The fol-
lowing gentlemen wcro elected permanent
officers: Merrill Kcarr. president; =.
, Hopkins, yice.prcsidcni; LOU Lcubric, sec.
Rotary; II. fosdick trea.utr. The follow
ing committees were appointed, with in
structions TO 20 ahead, tnd from the spirit
exhibited success is assured.
Committee on Subscription A. l.. Low
enstcin, chairman, with power TO select ~.
sistants.
Committee on Arrangements AMI De
signs Fred Anderson. VI. Kpmcr, Lou
Lcubric, j. Hopkins, ]. Samclson.
Committee ON Hall AMI Music-John X Z.
Spcd, Peter Tracy shnon Lehman, A.
Adler
Committee on Socictic,-Mmtn Cohen,
! Y. 4. Signaigo, +. zimmerman II. Reich
man.
Committee on Railroads c. q. Johnson,
j. Sullivan, VI. Burke.
Committee on Steam. Boats IA storm,
Harvey Robinson, Frank Wlatc, WIN.
Floyd, Capt. stack lee, Capt. J,s Reese.
Committee ON Transportation r,obcrt
Galloway and q. II. Dunbar.
Committee ON Authorities r. i. Quig-
ley and Martin Cohen.
Committee on Militny--Capt. Calncs,
Capt. Dcilcrcy and Cala. Hickman.
Committee ON Finance l.. J. Quiglcy,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
a Marshal aud Prisoner aim Truly.

ATLANTA, Ga, De-. 20 NIr. ben Shop.
parl, marshal Of Midyillr, received inior.
nation that an escaped Negro convict wa
in that vicinity. Last night the marshal
discovered the whereabouts Of the convict.
and, with his brolhcr-in.'iw, went to the
house, and ON arrival instructed his
brothor.in.liw to stand II the rear door
while he went around To 'hc front door and
ordered the ncgrD az CONF out. Asso0n ~
the front door WIS opened the negro lrrd
his pistol NJ the marshal aud then sprnng
out with the intention II escaping. Mr..
Shcppard fired three TINS aud The convict
fell morially wounded, With leg and arm
broken, the thrl ball penetrating the
body. The aim 81 the u, 90 had been also
true, and the body Of Inc marshal was
found NJ the door shot through the heart.
lie had fired three shots after receiving his
mortal wound.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

Sleeping In church is in our day re-
garded as an offence against good
breeding and an insult to the minister.
In olden times the disapproval of this
lack of interest in religious worship
was exhibited in a rather more obtru-
sive and notifying way than would
perhaps be sanctioned now, as the
reader may learn from the statements
in London paper.
On the 18th of April, l125, John
Rudge bequeathed to the parish of
Trysu'l. in shropshire, twenty shillings
"a year, that "A poor man might be en-
ployed 10 go about the church during
the summer and keep the people awake.
A bequest of Richard Doyery, OF
Farmcote, dated 1869. had in view the
payment of eight shiIllngs annually,
the church Of Claverly, Shropshire, for
similar purpose.
AT Acton church, in Cheshire, about
thirty years ago, one OF tile church
wardens used Co 20 around Ina the
church during service with huge
wand In his hand. and If any of the
congregation were asleep. they were
instantly awakened by ~ tap on the
head.
At Dunchurch, In Warwickshire. q
similar custom existed. A person
bearing a stout wand. shaped like a
hay-fork at the end, stepped stealthily
up and down the have and aisles. and
whenever he saw an individual asleep,
he touched him so effectually that the
spell was broken this being sometimes
done by fitting the fork to the nape OF
the neck.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

An old soldier knows how To take
care OF himself, and even in sham
tight he will not expose himself rudely
to fatigue. If 1t is hot day. This is IL
Illustrated by an incident which took
place shortly after the grand review
following the return OF the French
Army from the Italian campaign.
Marshal McAIahon had ordered a
sham tight, intending to reproduce the
field Of Magenta for the benefit of the
new and untried soldiers.
His very best officers led the various
movements in person. The day proved
TO be exceedingly warm. The clouds
which had ut first obscured the sun
were Heated of by puff which went
with them. and the heat poured down
oppressively.
In one of the attacking divisions
were two grizzled, battled-scarred vet
Grams. "a sergeant and cannonier,--
who had helped Mcmahon TO win his
laurels the Crimea,, and who had
stood stoutly by him in Italy, brave as
the bravest, and true rs steel.
These two heroes took ii into their
heads. when charge had been ordered
that they world rest, so they withdrew,
and threw themselves down in the
shadow of hedge, where the watch
full marshal espied them.
"Hal What is this?" cried the duke
riding to the spot. "What! my braves
of Malakoffl do you shirk your dutyg
See how graDdly your division is
charging"
pardon, Marshal" said the old
sergeant. ave were with Castellane's
battery,---tce mere Killed."
The Marshal smiled, and rode away
and presently sent vivandiere TO care
for his dead children.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

and the other that his head was an
iron ball, which must be rolled along
the floor. They carried these beliefs
into action, enc striking his head
against the padded wall OF his cell,
and the other rolling his. and Of course
his body with it. over the floor.
The two patients were placed to-
gether. and each privately told OF the
others weakness. and warned TO watch
his companion, TO prevent his commit
ting suicide. They each had charge
over the other.
Their vigilance was unceaslng.
Each supposed himself 10 be perfectly
sane and the belief was accompanied
by considerable scorn OF the others
weakness OF intellect. Gradually both
were improved.
To centre their attention on def
mite duty, and on objects external to
themselves, proved STRENGTHENING 70
their diseased minds, and they soon
were discharged from the asylum com
pletely cured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

Most women seem TO experience a
thrill OF keenest Joy over "a real bar
gain" Why merchants, knowing this
weakness, use columns in advertising
their bargain days" and bargain
counters"
Two women enter dry goods store
and make straight for the bargain
counter. One picks up piece of black
cashmere. rubs IL, shakes il, holds il al
arms length, ravels thread or two OF
il. gathers yard or two of it into
folds and holds il To her waist.
How much is this yard!" she
asks.
"Seventy-hye cents; been selling II
for a dollar and quarter" says the
clerk, glibly.
Both women seize the cashmere and
subject il to all the tests known &C
womankind
"It's JdygaiR," says one of the wo
men finally.
$50 IL is" says the other.
II paid dollar and "a quarter for a
piece not nearly so good. See how
fine and soft 1t is.'
"Yes; / think it's great bargain
for the money"
The woman takes IL with cheek
glowing with satisfaction, ignorant o.
the fact that. at the regular dress
goods counter, there are piles of JUS
such cashmere marked "Seyenty-iy,
cents per yard"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01
THE YOUNG FOLKS.


Brehm. the author OF . German
work called "The History Of Animals. "
lflirms that parrots Of the more intel
Iigcnt Indian and African varieties
have not only been taught many
phrases which they repeat by rote. but
that tiey have come 10 understand
the meaning Of what they say. and use
words independently In their proper
senses. He cites the case Of an East
Indian parrot who learned a large
number Of Dutch words ia his native
country. brought TO Europe. he learn
| ed number of German and French
words In succession. He asked for
water, for food, for playthings, and
| for a chance to get out of his cage,
which was regularly allowed him.
He did not always use the German
word for what he wanted, in speaking
to Germans, but sometimes substitut-
ed the Dutch words. in their proper
senses. No doubt good many Of his
native screeches and gatherings were
put down as Dutch" by his German
masters.
Scaliger tells of a parrot which imi-
tated the calls used in the dances OF
the Savoyards, and repeated parts of
their songs; and Jacques Brunot, a
French writer tells of an African par
rot who danced rs he had seen the
people do, repeating as he did SO the
words OF their song "A little step I!
A little jump Ion ! Ion |"
Menault, another Frenchman Of
science, tells of famous parrot, for
which Cardinal Bossa paid a hundred
gold crowns because he recited with.
out a blunder the Apostles Creed, and
chanted the magnifcat correctly.
The story is recorded in English an
ecdotal collections, IL not in grave his.
tories, that parrot belonging to
Henry VIII once fell in the Thames.
and summoned passers-by TO the res
cue by calling out "Help Help :"
The Indian parrot OF whom the ac-
count is given by Brehm, was depriv-
ed OF its mistress by death. IL refes-
ed to eat. and called out repeatedly,
"Where Is madam Where is madam
One of the friends OF the family, an
elderly major, once patronized the par
rot by saying TO him. Jump on your
perch, Jacko, there's "A good bird; jump
on your perch :" Jacko looked at him
an instant. contemptuously, and then
exclaimed, "Jump on the perch, Ma
jor, jump on the perch y
The French traveller, La Barre, a
very serious and careful writer, tells a
singular story OF an African parrot
called Chrysostom by the sailors on
board vessel, which brought La
Barre from Senegal TO France. Chrys-
ostom had belonged to the chaplain OF
the ship, who had taught him prayer
or two, and a portion of the liturgy.
Oh the voyage the chaplain died, and
the bird continued 10 repeat the
prayer that had been taught him.
The sailors bestowed M on the
parrot the name OF 1.-The chaplain
and knelt about his cage IN "a reyerent
manner when the bird repeated his
prayer. There Is another, and an un-
pleasant side To this picture, however
in the fact that "the chaplain" learned
some Of the sailors oaths. and added
them to his liturgy. He also learned
TO call himself by the title OF 1.-The
chaplain" and made sucli speeches
as this "Had your breakfast, Mr.
Chaplaing oh, YES, oh, yes, Mr.. Chap
/ lain wants a cracker. Yes, yes-fol
the chaplain. Amen"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

The exigencies Of climate form the
habits of wild animals and birds. When
winter is announced, the birds migrate
TO a warmer climate. AS soon as 1t be-
comes very cold the bears go into win
ter quarters. But the gopher, as n
Montana correspondent OF Chdmberss
Journal says, "holes up" about the
10th OF August, when the weather Is
warm and pleasant. Hundreds OF them
are seen on the 10Th OF August, but
on the 10Th but few can be seen, and
by the 18th not one. The writer men,
tions singular fact associated with
the hybernation of the gopher:
The gopher appears 20 freeze per-
fectly solid in our severe winters.
Miners drifting through gravel in win
ter have several times, 10 my knowl.
edge, dug them out curled like ball.
but solid and cold as though dead. n
is impossible to open them out whcr
in this condition; they are like block
Of wood.
But place one near hot log-nre,
and soon he will straighten himself;
ana first one hind-leg and then the
other will kick |, little, and Mr.. G.. sits
up and looks around with bewildered
air.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

The health of the mind can always
be promoted by rousing IL TO methodi-
cal action. The Scientific american
describes an interesting case of fight.
ng insanity by insanity recently no
ticed among the patients at Blackwell's
Island:
Two lnnatics who were disposed to
commit suicide had been received at
the hospital. Each possessed spec
ial delnsion, one that he was COW,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

A citizen Of Newburgh, y. Y, has
travelled up and down the Hudson ior
twenty-seven years daily, except sun.
day. In that time he has accomplish
ei distance OF 100000 miles
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE.

The committee on raising the rail-
road subsidy of S150,000 met in the
rooms of the chamber of commerce
last evening, W. w. Parker, chair.
man, B. Van Dusen, secretary. The
following form to head the subscrip-
ton list, was decided upon:
THIS AGREEMENT WITNEssgTH: That
each of the undersigned contracts and
agrees to pay the amount set opposite
his name, to /. w. Case and S. S. Cor
don, or the survivor of them, and as
signs, on the day of the arrival at
Astoria, Oregon, of the first passenger
train from Portland, Oregon, over n
standard gauge railroad built and
equipped by them, the survivor of them
or their assigns. Provided, that said
Case and Gordon, the survivor of them
or their assigns, shall, within eighteen
months from October 1st, 1887, complete
the construction of and equip a first
class standard gauge railroad from
Portland, Oregon. or from a connec-
tion with such q railroad into Port
land, to a point on the Columbia river
between the Oil Works at Smiths Point
and the Buoy Depot at Tongue Point,
in Clatsop county, Oregon.
Dated at Astoria, September 1887.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
Cutting Down the Hills.

Every year the work goes on OF
cutting down the hills to the south
and benching off the knolls and knobs
that formerly sloped down to the
beach. A noticeable illustration of
the way the work is done is afforded
by stroll from Polk to Lafayette
street south OF Astor. Here there is
a sheer cliff of 80 feet in height,
cut down to near the level of the
grade from which tens OF thousands
of yards of earth and rock has been
removed. Above near the tree roots,
Is dull red clay, below is a grsyish
stoney earth. that would be rock IL
let alone another million of years,
and blush, cherry formation that
slips and slides when wet. There are
a hundred different strata exposed,
and half way down from the top the
pick and shovel make very little i'm
preston on it. 1t takes blasting
powder, and while the chunks and
boulders that are rolled out are very
hard and firm at first and seem as
though they would stand the ele-
ments for years, few weeks expos
ure to the air turns them as soft as
ashes and they crumble into fine
dust.
Messrs. Flavel, Rogers, Bowlby,
Meyers and others have cut away a
large area of surface and the work
will be continued still further south.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
Give Them a Chance :

That is to say, your lungs. Also
your breathing machinery. Very
wonderful machinery it is. Not only
the larger air-passages. but the thous-
ands OF little tubes and cavities lead
ing from them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not to be
there, your lungs cannot half do theiI
work. And what they do, they can.
not do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneu-
monia, catarrh, consumption or any OF
the family of throat and nose and head
and lung Instructions, all are bad.
All ought to be got rid of. There is
just one sure way to get rid OF them
that is to take Boschee's German
Syrup, which any druggist will sell
you at rs cents a bottle. Even il
everything else has failed you, you
may depend upon this for certain.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Jas. Tinsdale to J. F. Chitwood, Sc
Il SW d, SW4 Sc Il sec. 13, T.
n. r. 8 w., 80 ceres; $500.
J. G. Trullinger to the Walluski
Railway Co., right OF way, fifteen feet
wide across w. 1s Hubbard donation
land claim, together with all rights
and privileges Of grantor In said land;
right OF way 80 feet wide across SE4
SE4 sec. 35, T. 8 n, ROW. VIZ E.
Is Hubbard donation land claim, said
right of way being located along pres
ent line of grantor's railroad across
said lands; right for twenty years
from February %, 1887, and includes
rights to enter upon said land, build,
operate and maintain said railroad;
right Of way 60 feet wide across SW
sec. 36, L. 8 n, r. 8 W.; right of
way through and across sec. 81, L.
n, r. 8 w. The roadbed including
ties, rails and all that belongs to the
railroad now owned and operated by
grantor from Blake's warehouse and
landing on Wslluski creek to east
side SW a sec. sc, Il. 8 n, r. 9 W.,
together with all franchises, rights
and appurtenances; all shops build
ings, tools along said road and used
in connection with its maintenance;
the steam locomotive "Walluski";
4 fat cars, and all rolling stock;
rights in section 81, limited to S. 3
N. e and n. Z S.1a said section;
$4,000.
Malcolm Mcfarland and wife to
Chas. Forrest, E. x Sc sec. "a. T..
8, N, r. 6 W.; 500.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
The Gas Company's New Works.

J. E. Mayo is through with the
excavation for the new works of the
Astoria Gaslight company on the
beach west of the Astoria Iron
works. He now has an excavation
ten feet deep and 5S feet in diameter.
All the way down and on the bottom
was a mixture of round pebbles,
boulders and sand. On the bottom
will be concrete; in this excavation
and on that concrete bottom will be
built brick tank 50 feet in diane
ter: in that will be an iron retort 81
feet in diameter. Eastward will be
the house, a brick structure. The
work is going right on, and will be
pushed to completion. Mr.. Mayo
has had a moist job in getting the
foundation dry: the rest OF it is
comparatively easy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
A Change OF PROFESSIONALLY.

County coroner Ross yesterday
sold his undertaking establishment,
stock and good will to +. III. Surpre-
nant, who succeeds j. C., and will in
future conduct the business under
the firm name of Z. H. Surprenant e
Co. He appointed the latter deputy
coroner till the county court meets
on the 3rd prox.. when the successor
to coroner Ross will be appointed.
THE Historian congratulates Frank
on his accession to a good business.
The retiring official goes to Oak
land, Cal, where he has received fat
tering business offers which he con-
siders justify him in making the
change. He has been a resident OF
Astoria for seven years, was en-
ployed on the o. II. & n. dock, then
went into the undertaking business,
was elected and reelected coroner,
and rustled considerable on the out
side. He is a live man and will be
missed. As soon as he settles up his
business, which will be about the
Goth, he and Mrs. Ross will leave for
their new home.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
Old Times ON the Bar.

"That looks like old times" said
Capt. Hustler, on the Main street
wharf last Wednesday afternoon, as
the pilct schooner e. q. White stood
out to sea, the big black ''2" showing
on her white mainsail. 1T is like
going back to first principles" said
the captain. I'm the spring of 18a9
there was a pilot schooner on the bar,
the Mary Taylor, and in 1852 came
the California. Both those vessels
came round the Horn" Capt. Hus-
tier was on the bar as a pilot for
many years, finally leaving il in 1867.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09

discloses q new situation in fiction.
His shipwrecked hero is cast away on
an enormous iceberg, and finds i'm
prisoned therein pirate vessel, which,
as is shown by various indications,
has been frozen there for half GEN.
tury. The three pirates with her are
stiff in death, but everything is in
good order, and the live mariner I'M
mediately proceeds to go to house
keeping comfortably. He makes a
fire in the galley, thaws out some of
the fifty-year-old provisions and finds
them delicious, and the last Install
ment leaves him in a state of wild hi
larity over his bowl of punch.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
He Consulted His Pocket.

You smoke good cigars. Billy; where
do you get themi At ID. l.. Beck &
Sons, of course. Why OF course? Be
cause my pocket advises me to. Do
they sell cheap? Yes; the cheapest
place in town. What kind of an assort-
ment have they? All kinds, from the
cheapest to the best. both of domestic
and imported, and much the largest
stock in town. Do they keep TanSilrs
Punch? Yes; they are the sole agents
for Astoria for his Punch, Juniors and
Plantations-in short. you can depend
upon it, Charlie, that when you want
any kind of cigars the place to goafter
them is at ID. l.. BECK & Sons.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
Fishermen's Unisn Organizations.

A Branch of the c. II. f. p. Union
was organized on Sept. 4th, at Hoquium,
w. T., with the following officers: G..
Bendjus, president; Robt. Stanglund,
secretary; G. III. Slammed, treasurer.
The Coquille Fishermen's Protective
Union was organized on Saturday, Au-
gust 20, with headquarters at Randolph.
Robert Burchard, president; Nelse Pc
terson, secretary; Mark Shadds, treas
urer.
The Coos Bay Fishermen's Protective
Union was organized on August 10, 1887.
Headquarters at Marshfield. j. Eckoff,
president; Gus Larsen, secretary; -
Sutherland, treasurer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-09
A MISSING NAN.
Mysterious Dissppssrsnes OF c. A. Reed

Mysterious Disappearance or {. A. Reed
The following from THE AsToRI.
ANS Ilwaco correspondent in refer.
ence to former Astorian and well
known resident of Pacific county will
be read with personal interest by the
missing mans friends and acqusint-
ances:
ILwAco, September 9Th.
EDITOR Historian:
G. A Reed, a gentleman well known
throughout this county and some
time ago q resident of Astoria, has
been missing for over a week and his
friends suspect he has met with foul
play. A week ago last Monday or
Tuesday he remarked he was going
to Astoria to collect some money,
and started to go. He missed the
first boat, but declared he would be
sure and be on time for the second
or afternoon boat. At that time he
was dressed in a suit of blue. Yes
terday his room at the Ilwaco hotel
was opened with q pass key and the
same suit was found therein, also his
witch and spectacles, and cane
which he was accustomed to carry
everywhere. The key found on the
body lately found at the cape fits the
door of Mr.. Reeds room. The coro-
ner informed your correspondent
that the body found had no marks of
violence upon it. On the other hand,
the bearer of the message from the
cape to the coroner told here that
over the left eye of the dead man was
a bullet hole and knife cut on the
neck. All kinds of rumors are about
and it's difficult to get the true facts.
Y.
This suggests further inquiry. The
verdict of the coroner's jury should
throw some light on this mysterious
affair. Inquiry here develops the
fact that his usual business associates
and friends in this city had not seen
him during the last ten days.
LATER.
THE AsroRIAN is in receipt of posi-
tive information that the body found
floating near Cape Hancock at noon
last Tuesday was the dead body OF G.
A. Reed. Coroner Hanselman and
two other men held an inquest, their
verdict being unknown, beyond the
conclusion that il was the body of
stranger, and the body was buried
near Fort Candy. Suspicion being
aroused, a party of citizens went out
from Ilwaco yesterday, exhumed the
body and identified it as the body OF
G. A. Reed. Another jury was i'm
paneled, but The Historian was un-
able last night to get their verdict.
1t is probable, however, that it will
be found to be a case OF accidental
drowning.